The Straw Man (1953)
- Directed by
- Donald Taylor
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man hatches an insurance fraud scheme that goes wrong. This is a British crime film from the 1950s about a plan that spirals out of control.
tensesuspensefullow-keygrittystraightforwarddarkbritishmethodical
What happens
The Straw Man is a 1953 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Donald Taylor and starring Dermot Walsh, Clifford Evans and Lana Morris. It was written by Taylor based on the 1951 novel Straw Man by Doris Miles Disney. It was released by United Artists. Its storyline focuses on insurance fraud. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- The Large Rope (1953)
- Recoil (1953)
- The Steel Key (1953)
- Wheel of Fate (1953)
- Three Steps in the Dark (1953)
- Noose for a Lady (1953)
- Marilyn (1953)
- Escape by Night (1953)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…